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Buyer breach of contract in a decreasing price environment: Seller remedies

by Madison Hart | Jul 15, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

Things get messy when a buyer breaches a contract. Buyers and sellers alike ought to understand the legal ramifications involved.

Brokerage Reminder: Branch office managers share responsibility for oversight and management

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 2

Supervision vision As of 2021, upwards of 20,000 individual and corporate broker licensees employ...

The truth about giving tax advice to clients

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 28, 2019 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Tracing agent misconceptions Many agents erroneously believe they cannot give their clients advice...

Is a broker responsible for the unsafe condition of a property they list when they have no reason to believe it is unsafe?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Dec 19, 2017 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Jacobs v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Company Facts: A residential property contains an...

Screen tenants without incurring liability

by Amy Thomas | Oct 15, 2017 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Use these guidelines to determine if a prospective tenant is the right fit for your property.

Material facts and your opinions – liability exposure minimized

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 2017 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A buyer’s agent who gives the buyer their opinion needs to take steps to assure the buyer investigates and expertly analyzes relevant information to confirm their opinion and keep it from becoming an actionable assurance if the event fails to occur as predicted.

Is a landowner who makes their land open to public events liable for injuries to their neighbor caused by public users of the land?

by Connor P. Wallmark | Nov 17, 2016 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Wang v. Nibbelink Facts: An owner of partially fenced land makes their property freely available...

Is a property owner liable for injuries to a guest resulting from unsafe conditions near their property?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2016 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

When an invitee is hit by a car crossing a street to a property, the owner faces questions of liability and negligence.

Is a homeowner liable for an injury suffered by an employee of an uninsured contractor?

by Amy Thomas | Jan 6, 2016 | Recent Case Decisions | 1

A homeowner hires a contractor to paint the interior of their home. The employment agreement states the contractor is to provide worker’s compensation insurance if they hire employees for the project.

The office management agreement – delegating supervision

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 8, 2015 | Forms, Real Estate | 0

Form-of-the-week: Office Manager Employment Agreement – Form 510 The supervisory role of an office...

Case in Point: Is a state housing agency liable for disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act when their actions result in continuing segregation?

by Amy Thomas | Aug 7, 2015 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

The U.S. Supreme Court rules on whether housing agencies are liable for disparate impact, regardless of intent, according to the federal Fair Housing Act.

Brokerage reminder: Managing liability exposure – components of a risk reduction program

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2015 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 1

Broker needs to control the risk of loss by choosing activities which may be conducted with more certainty of a favorable result and maintain a risk reduction program to keep claims from clients and others under control.